Chibi-Kari: Thank you so much for the wonderful reviews! My flight has been messed up so it seems that I'll be driving to the other coast to try and make a different flight so I can get back to school on time, the hurricane/tropical storm whatever it is, is heading straight for my home town. I won't be able to update again until I get to school. Thank you so much for the suggestions! Please keep them coming. I didn't even think about the indirect kisses until someone commented on it…it was perfect for the story! Thank you! I don't own and please, please keep the ideas coming!
Halfway Down the Block
She's Crazy
Ryoma didn't think he could take this lack of sleep anymore. Sure he was able to sleep with Sakuno now, but he didn't seem to get any sleep. It first started last week.
Flashback
Ryoma had been sleeping peacefully. He had a grueling tennis match to get ready for his tournament in two weeks. So there he was sleeping peacefully.
Poke.
He shifted slightly as he vaguely felt something prod his side through his sleep.
Poke.
This time he floated more towards consciousness as he felt the prod again.
Poke.
This time he mumbled slightly as he swatted at the offending object that was waking him from his sleep. He needed to get up at four a.m. He didn't have time for his bed to malfunction on him.
Poke. "Ryoma. I know you're awake."
He rolled over to look at his wife. He was awake now and he also knew it wasn't his bed malfunctioning…it as his wife. "What?"
"I'm hungry." She said as she reached forward and placed her offending hand on his chest.
"Okay. Go get something." He rolled away from her, to show her that he was done listening.
"That's the problem." Her small voice cut clearly through the silence.
"What?" He knew he was tired, but he really didn't think he was that tired, "What's the problem?"
She groaned lightly as she put her hand on his shoulder and drew small circles with her fingers, "I'm too hungry to move."
He turned back to his wife, "You can't be that hungry. You've been poking me and putting your hands all over me. You must have enough energy to move. I have tennis," He glanced at the clock behind her head, "in an hour. I need to sleep."
She pulled away from him roughly as she sat up, "Fine." With a curt look at him she threw her legs over the edge of the bed, "Fuji would have gotten me food."
That was more than enough to get him going. Lately she had been all about how great Fuji was. He was constantly bringing her out to lunch and experimenting with her in the kitchen. And then Ryoma couldn't forget how Momo got himself sent back to the emergency room. After the picnic last week Momo had come up to him and said something that really upset him…more than his wife's eating habits. He pointed out that Fuji and Sakuno had shared two indirect kisses. At that Ryoma had accidentally tripped him into the basket of balls. It wasn't his fault that Momo had fallen three times over the balls. But when his wife found out she was furious. And then she found out what Momo had said and was now not letting him live it down, "No. Lay back down I'll do it."
"No. I'm already up." She raised an eyebrow at her husband and pushed herself farther to the edge of the bed.
He grasped her arm and pulled her back over to the bed as he sat up, "Now you're not. What do you want?"
She laughed gleefully. Oh she knew how to get her way and it was killing him, "I want lettuce with mayonnaise and mustard on top. Oh you could put some pickles on top."
Ryoma's normally emotionless face turned into one of disgust.
He heard her sniffle and turned his gaze to her face, "You think I'm weird don't you? But I'm hungry. That's what I want. You hate me don't you?"
He didn't know what had just come over his wife but he didn't like it. Thinking that he hated her could lead to her finding a comforting arm with another man, or worse Fuji. "I don't hate you and I'm going to get it now." He just prayed he could make it through making the food for her without throwing up.
End of Flashback
But now it was even worse, she no longer got him up to get her food in the middle of the night, well sometimes she did. But what was more disturbing was her gain of energy. Right now, two hours before he had to get up and get ready to play tennis in his tournament, she was vacuuming the living room. It was seriously killing him; she had only slept for five hours over the past three days.
Ding Dong
He heard the vacuum go off and his wife shuffle towards the front door. He heard a gruff mumble and a squeal of delight emit from his wife. Ryoma had an idea that it was someone from the old tennis team. Ann had been talking to Sakuno about her soar in energy. Ann had suggested exercise to burn off some of the excess. If this worked, Ryoma would be sure to leave her fiancé alone for the rest of the pregnancy. That was if it worked.
The light flicked on and he groaned. As he opened his eyes he was met with the face of his wife. She was beaming down at him, "Kaidoh and I are going for a run! Isn't that exciting? I know it's still dark out, but I feel good. Maybe this will help me sleep at night!" Her mouth was moving fast as she bounced up and down in a way that truly reminded Ryoma of Eiji.
"Fine." He rolled over and covered his eyes with his arms, anything to get her out of the apartment and get him to sleep.
Quickly she bounded out the door and Ryoma laid in the silence. Within what seemed to be seconds the alarm blared through the room and he groaned, "Damn alarm clock." He hit it hard as he looked at the time. It had been two hours since Sakuno had left. He had only expected her to have been gone for an hour, if that. Sakuno didn't have a high amount of stamina. She couldn't even last a full game with him. He put on his slippers and made his way to the living room, he was trying his best to ease the uneasy feeling that was bubbling in his stomach.
What if something had happened?
Were pregnant women supposed to run?
Questions started to jumble in his mind as he made a dive for the phone; just then he heard the door open. He leaned back and looked through the door. He saw something he would have never expected. There was his wife standing in full glory a light sheen of sweat trickling down her neck, pulling Kaidoh behind her.
"I thought you said you run three times a day, every day. How come you couldn't keep up with me? Oh, no matter, we'll just start running together every morning. Before long you'll get your stamina back again."
Ryoma smirked at the man standing behind his wife, looking like he was barely able to stand but was still able to glare solidly at his wife. But Ryoma was slightly confused; he knew that Kaidoh had an unmatched amount of stamina, or at least until that moment.
"Oh! Ryoma you're awake? I'll make breakfast for the both of you. Traditional Japanese? Great! Give me five minutes." With that she ran for the kitchen.
They both looked on in awe. Kaidoh broke the silence and with a huff he said, "She ran straight for two hours and now she's going to make breakfast. I don't even think I can stand; I'd rather drink Inui juice than go through that again. She's crazy."
Ryoma looked on as he shook his head lightly, "I know."
TBC
Chibi-Kari: Thanks for reviewing, please continue! I love to read your reactions and your suggestions are extremely helpful! Please, if you read…review! Oh, and these are actual symptoms during pregnancy, I've done my research!
